Can thin skirt mean more than one cut?

Check the confidence note below; low confidence or multi-cut rows are flagged when present.

How do you order steak doneness in China?

In China, medium rare is called "Wu fen shu". Rare is "San fen shu" and well done is "Quan shu".

What is thin skirt in China?

Q: What is thin skirt in China?

thin skirt is the Australia retail name for the skirt steak, which sits on the plate primal. In China, the same cut is most often labeled skirt.

Q: What is thin skirt called in China?

Look for skirt—mapped to Skirt (skirt steak).

Q: What primal is thin skirt from?

Skirt is on the plate primal (diaphragm (inside/outside skirt varies by spec)).

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thin skirt

is very similar to skirt in China

Ask for: skirt

About this cut

Plate primal diaphragm muscle; very beefy, used for fajitas and grilling.

plate primal · diaphragm (inside/outside skirt varies by spec)

In China

skirt

What is this cut?·Global guide

How to order steak doneness

Australia → China

rareRare→San fen shu48–55°C

medium rareMedium rare→Wu fen shu55–60°C

mediumMedium→Qi fen shu60–65°C

well doneWell done→Quan shu70–100°C

Chinese steakhouses use the same fraction (fēn shú) system as Taiwan. Traditional Chinese cooking rarely serves beef in 'steak' format — the doneness vocabulary exists primarily for Western-influenced dining. For hot pot preparations, 'doneness' is controlled by dip time (typically 8-10 seconds), making formal doneness terminology irrelevant.

Doneness terminology varies by country and restaurant. When unsure, describe what you want (e.g., “warm red center”).

Detailed explanation

“thin skirt” in Australia maps to canonical skirt (plate: diaphragm (inside/outside skirt varies by spec)). In China, look for labels such as skirt. Plate primal diaphragm muscle; very beefy, used for fajitas and grilling.

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Same canonical cut, different destination markets (deduped URLs).

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This information is for educational purposes only and may vary by region or butcher practices.